Aug 8, 2023 | Biblical Interpretation, Copia, Creation Science, Creationism, Dinosaurs, Diorama, Discovery Center for Creation and Earth History, Duane Gish, Emma Frances Bloomfield, Fossils, Garden of Eden, Gish Gallop, Grand Canyon, Historical Science, Immersion, Institute for Creation Science, Interruption, Museums, Noah's Ark, Quantity vs Quality, Religion and Science, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Rotation, Sensory Evidence, Southern Communication Journal, Visual Rhetoric |
by Emma Frances Bloomfield Today’s post comes from our colleague Emma Frances Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who studies the intersection of science, religion, and politics from a rhetorical...
Jun 6, 2023 | Anna Young, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Bonnie Dow, Donald Trump, Evil, Good and Evil in the Garden of Democracy, Jennifer Wingard, Joshua Gunn, Michael J. Steudeman, Paul Johnson, Political Rhetoric, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Robert Ivie, Roderick Hart, Rodney Kennedy, Terry Eagleton, The Immaculate Mistake, Trump Supporters, Wizard of Oz Rule |
by Rodney Kennedy Photo illustration by Derreck Johnson. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images. Via Slate.com. Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist...
Jul 8, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Artistic License, Bible, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Conservative Evangelicals, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Cryptozoology, Genesis, Inerrancy, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Museum of the Bible, Paul Thomas, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Science, Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and the Museum of the Bible, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Note: The following is taken (with slight edits) from the original version of my review, which appeared in the March 2022 issue Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Full citation information and a link to the article is included at the...
Jan 3, 2022 | Anti-Intellectualism, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Capitol Riot, Christian Ethics, Christian Right, Civility, Conservative Evangelicals, Darwin, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Evolution, Fascism, Insurrection, Israel, January 6, 2021, Peter Enns, Political Rhetoric, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Roe v. Wade, Secularism, Slavery, Social Media |
by Terry Defoe Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 carry a flag saying “Jesus is my Savior. Trump is my President.” Image by Selcuk Acar via The New Republic. Pastor Terry Defoe is an emeritus member of the clergy who served congregations in...
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by Patrick Thomas Sam (Stephanie A. Martin) is a scholar of public address and political communication, with a particular interest in the public discourses of conservative social movements, especially evangelical voters. She has written or edited three books, most...
Aug 19, 2021 | Biblical Literalism, Charles Murray, Conservative Evangelicals, Donald Trump, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Jimmy Carter, Lance Wallnau, M.L. Mencken, Religion and Politics, Religious Rhetorics, Robert Jeffress, Rodney Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Southern Voters, The Immaculate Mistake, The Media, Uncategorized, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. The pastor of 7 Southern Baptist churches over the course of 20 years, he pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton...
